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 Will 5-Year Mortgage Rates Fall Further?
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, @; i) r! L+ V' T Banks last raised mortgage rates on June 9, when the 5-year bond yield was at 2.68%.# J" N7 B' T0 j( n* P5 ?0 J
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Since then, the 5-year yield (which guides fixed mortgage pricing) has fallen to 2.44%, but bank rates have not budged.6 W7 x' w. X3 T+ z6 d- a/ h
# ~/ T: H% O: c6 c, ?/ W2 X/ ZBMO economist, Doug Porter, told the Toronto Star it’s because banks "want to be convinced that it is not a flash in the pan and that any retreat in yields is sustained."
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He says: "I believe that we are probably not too far away from that point. It might take a little more of a deeper rally (in bond prices) to make it completely convincing."6 ^8 u! Q& N. z1 g- T+ g4 D* o7 @
+ {! j/ e- D3 w7 G {8 pThe often quoted CIBC economist, Benjamin Tal, thinks yields could fall another 0.05% to 0.10%, but any drop in fixed-rates will be short-lived. "By the end of the year, we'll start seeing rates rising," he says.
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$ @+ R, H1 U( r# {( rIf rates do drop another 0.10%, it would translate into a $5.50 monthly payment savings for every $100,000 of mortgage. That’s a total savings of $478 over five years, assuming a 25-year amortization and typical fixed rates.
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[7 n, \% p! \0 d) wBut remember, trying to time bond and mortgage rates is financially hazardous. While you’re waiting, rates can move the wrong way—quickly.
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* t5 m; ?; F' e( A# Z; w; [/ e+ f3 UYou’re usually better served by focusing on factors that can dwarf a 0.10% rate savings, like finding a mortgage with the optimal term and just the right amount of flexibility (pre-payment options, openness, readvanceability, etc.). Too much flexibility is a waste, and too little can cost you in the long-run. |
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